A next-generation #geothermal plant backed by Google has started sending carbon-free electricity to the grid in #Nevada, where the tech company operates some of its massive data centers bit.ly/47UMbJu

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One of the highlights from our recent #Q2B Silicon Valley conference was John Preskill's keynote, "Crossing the quantum chasm: From NISQ to fault tolerance". If you missed it or want to revisit the talk, check out this post by John: quantumfrontiers.com/2023/12/09/cro… #QuantumComputing

For those who asked, here is a collection of all lecture slides from the Spring 2023 session of my course, "Introduction to Electricity: Engineering, Economics and Regulation" at Princeton. dropbox.com/scl/fo/wpd4xu9…

It's here: my annual presentation on decarbonization. There is a lot going on, and I attempt to capture it in 200 slides. Ocean heat content, deforestation, fund performance, vehicle efficiency, lighting technology, GLP-1 agonists, and much more. nathanielbullard.com/presentations

The @DeptofDefense has formed a $28M partnership with Magrathea to fund our commercial scale-up. Our partnership will eliminate America & Europe’s dependence on China for #magnesium: a metal that underpins national security & trillions of dollars of trade. magratheametals.com/news/dodmagnes…

Silicon Valley was built by the US Department of Defense. The Defense Production Act specifically was behind a bunch of early tech industry. We're proud to share that Magrathea has brought the DPA program back to the San Francisco Bay Area for the first time in decades.

Beneficial electrification isn’t just good for climate and personal health. New and delightful capabilities abound!

Lucky to get to show that Magrathea made more light metal in 1 day yesterday than we made in all days ever before yesterday (this blob wasn't even half of it). Scale-up is so fun! There was 0 direct CO2 emission in the process. Zero! 0️⃣

Electrochemistry is eating the world

“I am eager to help Carnegie Mellon University and the Scott Institute play a lead role in creating the net-zero energy systems of the future.” Costa Samaras said of his return to CMU as the director of CMU Scott Institute for Energy Innovation Read here ⬇️ cmu.edu/energy/news-mu…

To decarbonize homes, we need to install millions of heat pumps. In 2023, heat pumps outsold gas furnaces for the second year in a row. I spent the last month trying to understand why. Here's what I learned: distilled.earth/p/heat-pumps-o… 🧵

1/We Fervo Energy are excited to announce our new geothermal drilling results. We have achieved a 70% YoY reduction in drilling times, dramatically outpacing predictions, and are poised to unleash a new wave of geothermal decades ahead of schedule. THREAD. fervoenergy.com/fervo-energy-d…

Meet the Five Superheroes of the Transition. 👋 In his latest piece, Michael Liebreich - @MLiebreich.bsky.social presents the bull case for the net-zero transition and breaks down the 5 megatrends that will help us get there. bloom.bg/3I84CPZ

Excellence in condiment engineering

Energy Twitter seems confused about heat pumps and cold weather. I hope this helps.

Great day CMU Scott Institute for Energy Innovation week, so fun to hear from you Costa Samaras about the amazing impact BIL/IRA is having and will have. Though not sure how you come back from all those billions and not turn into Lucille Bluth…

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How do we trigger a fundamental change in steel, cement, & chemical production to net-zero that initially raises their cost, but drives global market share uptake while reducing costs to parity? A 🧵from 2 new reports, from Center on Global Energy Policy & netzeroindustry.org

NEW RESEARCH: Electrification of industrial processes can deliver significant energy efficiency gains. This excellent new policy brief demonstrates this using Germany as a case study. The policy brief also provides a useful analysis of technical applications, barriers to uptake